Davao's Bangoyan ready to rumble
FORMER WBC international super bantamweight champion Balweg "Davao Hitman" Bangoyan is ready to trade punches with Eric "Anthony" Macas of Lanao del Norte in a non-title junior light welterweight fight dubbed "November Fever Encounter" this Saturday at the Davao City Recreation Center (DCRC).
But Bangoyan, current RP. No. 9 Jr. lightweight contender, has to cut down on weight to make the 131 pounds limit as the weigh-in is set at 11 a.m. Friday at the Games and Amusement Board (Gab) office.
The 22-year-old Bangoyan, a ward of former Jose Abad Santos (JAS) Mayor Alex Wangkay, also known as Zander Khan, was still at 133 pounds when he appeared at the regular Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at the Tower Inn yesterday.
The fighter, however, assured that it would be easy to make weight in time for the weigh-in against Bong Yap-managed Macas, 27, the current RP No. 10 jr lightweight.
"I'm excited for this fight but I'm not making any prediction. I'm prepared for him and I pray I'll beat him. He is more experienced than me but I'm younger and I'm quicker. It will all boil down to our training. I'll just see him in the ring," the Davao fighter said.
Bangoyan is holding a record of 15 wins, including nine knockouts and two losses. Macas, on his part, toted a 13-8 card with six knockouts as reported via Filipino Boxing Journal website.
Wangkay said the fight serves as a tune-up for Bangoyan who is set to take a shot for another world title fight against an Australian next year.
He said they are preparing Bangoyan for his world title fight that will be co-promoted by Australia-based Peter Maniatis. The Davao pug may even fly to Australia in December to start his training there.
"It would be best for him to train in Australia since we can find more sparring partners there and better facilities. We have been coming short of sparring partners for him here," Wangkay said.
Bangoyan supporter Ron Doran said his friend Peter Maniatis is very interested to promote Bangoyan in Australia citing his impressive fighting record.
"Peter (Maniatis) and I want to help promote boxing in Mindanao and bring boxers from this region to Australia. We are glad that Zander Khan is doing a great job with Bangoyan," Doran said.
The Saturday event also features five other professional fights and five amateur fights.
General admission and ringside tickets are pegged at P100 and P300, respectively. (Marianne Saberon-Abalayan)
Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on November 12, 2010.
Blue Knights cagefest set
A TOTAL of 28 teams confirmed to join the Blue Knights Basketball League (BKBL) Season 2010 which is slated to open on November 20 at the Ateneo de Davao University Matina Sports Complex.
Organizer Michael Alquiza of the Blue Knight Sports Management Corp., gracing yesterday's regular Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at the Tower Inn, said this season is the biggest so far with the league attracting the most number of participating teams.
"We had 15 teams on our first year and grew to 24 teams last year. We are very happy to have increased the turnout this year. These 28 teams are competing in three division--seniors for 36 years old and above, juniors for 35 and below and open for highly competitive teams. Current varsity, commercial and PBL players are welcome to join in the open division," Alquiza said.
He said players should have at least studied for one year at any Jesuit school to be eligible to play in the seniors and juniors events.
Co-organizer Toto Mabaquaio said the league is a statistics-based tournament sanctioned by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP).
"All statistics of players like rebounds, steals, assists and scores will be noted. This will help us determine the best choices for specific individual awards at the end of the season," Mabaquiao said.
Three games will be played each on the two courts every 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays in the meet sponsored by Powerade. (MLSA)
Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on November 12, 2010.
Sports scribes see Manny Pacquiao win
VETERAN sportswriters on Thursday predicted that world's pound for pound king Manny Pacquaio will come out victorious against Mexican Antonio Margarito when they clash for the world super welterweight championship at the Cowboy Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Sunday (Manila time).
Edge Business Davao's Ram Maxey said it's Pacquaio with an early win, saying that the ring warrior from General Santos will again prove his dominance in the ring in a classic fashion.
"I feel sorry for all Mexican fighters who thought they are the best in the world until the great Pacquaio emerged," Maxey said.
Maxey's son, Charles Raymond, who is sports editor of Sun.Star Davao and current president of the Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA), said the Filipino's speed and power will beat Margarito.
"Manny's powerful left and right combinations will do the trick and his incredible speed will pose a great problem on Margarito. It will be a Pacquaio victory in a later round," the younger Maxey said.
Charles, however, noted that the five-foot-eleven Margarito is the biggest opponent Pacquiao will face in his entire career.
Quoting former North Cotabato Vice Governor Manny Piñol, Charles said the Pacquaio-Margarito encounter can be likened to the Biblical story of David and Goliath where the young boy overcame the giant.
Mindanao Times sports editor Jon Develos, also vice-president of DSA, was even bold to say that Pacquiao will win via knockout between the ninth to eleventh rounds or perhaps win by unanimous decision also in a later round. (MLSA)
Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on November 12, 2010.
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Brokenshire aims to improve, Easmi supports Davao pro golfer, All set for Casino race, Elite cards up for grabs in RunClub running event , 30 teams in Growee cage championship
Brokenshire aims to improve
THE Brokenshire College (BC) men's athletics team, formed only two years ago, aims to improve on its performance in future national events after collecting a total of two gold medals and three bronzes in its National University Games (Uni-Games) debut in Dumaguete City recently.
Brokenshire sports director Arlene Devera, appearing in Thursday's Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at the Tower Inn, said they expect their tracksters to achieve more than what they did in Dumaguete City.
Anthony Nerza bagged the men's 5K and 10K golds and the 3K steeplechase bronze to spearhead the team's campaign in the annual meet. His teammates Michael Constantino and El John Brix Javier also salvaged bronzes in 5K and 400m hurdles, respectively.
"We keep our varsity teams based on their performance. I'm optimistic that the athletics team's slot is already in the bag with its excellent performance in the nationals. We hope to sustain the team because it holds a lot of promise," Devera said.
She said that with the dwindling percentage of enrollees in nursing schools nationwide like Brokenshire, they may have to resort to prioritizing only the teams that made good in national competitions this year.
The college also has its tennis, table tennis and basketball teams.
Athletics coach Charlie Hifarva, on his part, said he is grateful to the administration and Devera for sending his team to the Uni-Games.
"We were given a great opportunity to compete in a national event. It was really a pressure on my part for our team to deliver since the other Brokenshire teams that competed in the past Uni-Games have won medals. I'm proud of how the boys performed," Hifarva said.
The surprise double gold medalist Nerza, who set a new 5K record, said the steeplechase was not really his event.
"I ran the 5K in the morning and I hadn't recovered my energy yet when I raced in the steeplechase the same afternoon. I didn't even expect to finish with a bronze but I'm still glad I did," Nerza shared in Filipino.
Nerza, Constantino and Javier will see action in the Casino Femme Run on Sunday along with eight other teammates.
They will also resume training for the National Prisaa city qualifying aside from running in a series of races set the remaining weeks of the year.
Uni-Games taekwondo bronze medalist Jerry Joseph Valderama and his coach Irvin Lloyd Carlos also graced the weekly sports forum. (Marianne Saberon-Abalayan)
Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on November 05, 2010.
Easmi supports Davao pro golfer
HOMEGROWN caddie-turned-professional golfer Joseph Labajo got a major boost in his coming stint in the ICTSI Philippine Golf Tour set at the Mimosa Golf & Country Club in Clark, Pampanga next week after the Evangelista Aquatics and Sports Management, Inc. committed to support his bid.
Labajo, a former mainstay of the Canlubang team in the Philippine Airlines Interclub, will play in the event slated November 9 to 12.
"I am excited to play. I am more inspired and motivated with Easmi's support. I always looked in envy on other players who get to drink energy drinks during play while I have to content myself on drinking water from the faucet. Now, all I have to think is my game," Labajo said in the vernacular.
Easmi president Darren Evangelista, who appeared in the Davao Sporswriters Association forum with Labao and Coach Mario Estomata, said he saw the golfer's potentials and heard of his good finishes in previous tournaments.
"When I first talked to him (Labajo), I learned that he has to work and practice at the same time since he has to earn his keep to feed himself and support his sport. He confided that he needed support as basic as meals during training and traveling expenses and accommodations when he competes out of town. Easmi is glad to be able to back him up," Evangelista said.
The 30-year-old Labajo, a former caddie at the Matina Golf Club, is seeing action in his fifth ICTSI tournament where his best finish was at 12th place during the Davao leg held at the Apo Golf and Country Club.
He was a ball boy since seven years old and later took on caddie services before he got his hands to play at last.
"I'm not going to predict anything but I'll just do my best. I've been training hard and will continue to do so," Labajo said.
Estomata, his coach, is confident that his ward will pull off a better performance following the Davao stop of the ICTSI.
"He's very good. He trains every morning and afternoon and only takes a break during noontime. He is in very good condition for the tournament at Mimosa," Estomata said. (Marianne Saberon-Abalayan)
Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on November 05, 2010.
All set for Casino race
FORMER Pinoy Big Brother housemate Paul Jake Castillo will run in the the men's 10K event of the Casino Femme Run "The Empowered Series" which hits the road on Sunday in an out-and-back course from Gaisano Mall of Davao.
Organizer International Pharmaceutical, Inc. advertising manager Angel "Tito" dela Merced said during the Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at the Tower Inn Thursday that Showtime host Kuya Kim Atienza, who was earlier set to grace the event, begged off due to health reasons.
Dela Merced said Castillo, the PBB First Big Placer, is expected to finish the race having also joined ABS-CBN's Pasig run recently. It is also a great opportunity for Davao runners to race with him.
"We are organizing the event riding on the popularity of the fun run and marathon all over the country. Our products are also sports-related.
"Events like this are a good marketing tool for our brands like Omega pain killer, Efficascent oil and the Casino rubbing alcohol. Running is also a wellness sport for all ages," Dela Merced said.
The Davao leg is jointly organized by the IPI Special Events and Vantage Sports Promotions and supported by Sun.Star Davao. Its Cebu leg is set for November 21.
The footrace also features the 3K and 1.5K categories designed for women runners only, 10K women's open and 5K men's and women's open.
The top four 10K finishers will receive P10,000, P5,000, P3,000 and P1,000 while the next six placers will get gift packs and medals. The 5K first four runners will go home with P6,000, P4,000, P2,000 and P1,000 while the next six finishers will also receive gift packs and medals. All first three placers will also claim trophies.
In the 3K all-women, the champion will pocket P4,000 while the following three runners will settle for P3,000, P2,000 and P1,000. The 1.5 K all-women event top four will take home P3,000, P2,000, P1,000 and P500. Gift packs and medals will also be given to the fifth to 11th finishers.
Deadline of registration is set today. Fees are P200 for 1.5K, 3K and 5K and P250 for 10K inclusive of singlet, number bib, race map route and Casino Ethyl Alcohol products.
Interested participants may visit registration sites at Adidas shop, second floor, Gaisano Mall of Davao and at Plaza del Carmen in Bo. Obrero. (MLSA)
Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on November 05, 2010.
Elite cards up for grabs in RunClub running event
ORGANIZERS will give away elite cards to the first 250 paid registrants of the RunClub-New Balance Challenge 2010 set to kick off at Plaza del Carmen, A. Loyola St., in Bo. Obrero on November 14.
RunClub sales marketing assistant Ester Mae Rollorata said a customer only has to buy two pair of shoes to avail of an elite card that automatically offers 10 percent discount on non-New Balance items at RunClub.
"The card is valid for one year upon registration. We urge running enthusiasts to hurry and sign up to have this rare privilege," Rollorata told members of the Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) during their weekly forum at the Tower Inn yesterday.
She said they also opened a new registration site at Sports Town shop of Gaisano Mall to cater to more runners. They expect some 1,000 participants.
Rollorata also said all participants can avail of 20 percent discount of all New Balance products at RunClub starting from the day of their registration until December 31.
Registration fee is P300 inclusive of New Balance singlet, race bib, energy drink and light breakfast. Interested runners only have until Nov. 10 to register in the event sponsored by Powerade and The Health Shop with Sun.Star Davao as media partner and Mix FM as official radio station.
An all-expense paid trip to the Cebu City Marathon on January 9, 2011, awaits the top male and female 10K Power Run finishers.
New Balance gift certificates will be awarded to the top 10 finishers of the 10K event, 5K fun run first five finishers and 5K 14 and under top three placers.
Gift checks worth P5,000, P4,000, P3,000, P2,500, P2,000, P1,750, P1,500 and P1,250 will be given away to the 10k first eight runners while P1,000 worth of gift check will each go to the ninth and 10th placers.
The top five 5K fun run finishers will go home with P5,000, P3,500, P2,000, P1,500 and P1,000 worth of gift certificates while the 5K 14U top three placers will receive gift check denominations of P3,000, P2,000 and P1,000.
Special prizes will be raffled off during the awarding rites of the event where all 10K finishers will each receive a Powerade drink while the 5K finishers will be given a Samurai drink. (MLSA)
Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on November 05, 2010.
30 teams in Growee cage championship
SOME 30 teams are expected to see action in the Tropang Growee 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament 2010 Davao City Eliminations on Saturday and Sunday at the Dona Pilar Learning Center covered court.
Tournament director Rael Diaz bared this during the Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at the Tower Inn yesterday.
"The Davao champion will play against the Cagayan de Oro champion, Assumption Montessori School, on Sunday for the All-Mindanao finals crown and the slot to represent the region to the national finals," Diaz said.
The tournament for players 12 years old and under will also hold similar legs in Pampanga, Laguna, Manila, Iloilo, Bacolod and Cebu.
Organizer Evangelista Aquatics and Sports Management, Inc. (Easmi), however, will accommodate up to the first 60 teams in every city elimination.
Registration fee is P600 per team inclusive of four Growee Multi-vitamins and freebies. (MLSA)
Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on November 05, 2010.
THE Brokenshire College (BC) men's athletics team, formed only two years ago, aims to improve on its performance in future national events after collecting a total of two gold medals and three bronzes in its National University Games (Uni-Games) debut in Dumaguete City recently.
Brokenshire sports director Arlene Devera, appearing in Thursday's Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at the Tower Inn, said they expect their tracksters to achieve more than what they did in Dumaguete City.
Anthony Nerza bagged the men's 5K and 10K golds and the 3K steeplechase bronze to spearhead the team's campaign in the annual meet. His teammates Michael Constantino and El John Brix Javier also salvaged bronzes in 5K and 400m hurdles, respectively.
"We keep our varsity teams based on their performance. I'm optimistic that the athletics team's slot is already in the bag with its excellent performance in the nationals. We hope to sustain the team because it holds a lot of promise," Devera said.
She said that with the dwindling percentage of enrollees in nursing schools nationwide like Brokenshire, they may have to resort to prioritizing only the teams that made good in national competitions this year.
The college also has its tennis, table tennis and basketball teams.
Athletics coach Charlie Hifarva, on his part, said he is grateful to the administration and Devera for sending his team to the Uni-Games.
"We were given a great opportunity to compete in a national event. It was really a pressure on my part for our team to deliver since the other Brokenshire teams that competed in the past Uni-Games have won medals. I'm proud of how the boys performed," Hifarva said.
The surprise double gold medalist Nerza, who set a new 5K record, said the steeplechase was not really his event.
"I ran the 5K in the morning and I hadn't recovered my energy yet when I raced in the steeplechase the same afternoon. I didn't even expect to finish with a bronze but I'm still glad I did," Nerza shared in Filipino.
Nerza, Constantino and Javier will see action in the Casino Femme Run on Sunday along with eight other teammates.
They will also resume training for the National Prisaa city qualifying aside from running in a series of races set the remaining weeks of the year.
Uni-Games taekwondo bronze medalist Jerry Joseph Valderama and his coach Irvin Lloyd Carlos also graced the weekly sports forum. (Marianne Saberon-Abalayan)
Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on November 05, 2010.
Easmi supports Davao pro golfer
HOMEGROWN caddie-turned-professional golfer Joseph Labajo got a major boost in his coming stint in the ICTSI Philippine Golf Tour set at the Mimosa Golf & Country Club in Clark, Pampanga next week after the Evangelista Aquatics and Sports Management, Inc. committed to support his bid.
Labajo, a former mainstay of the Canlubang team in the Philippine Airlines Interclub, will play in the event slated November 9 to 12.
"I am excited to play. I am more inspired and motivated with Easmi's support. I always looked in envy on other players who get to drink energy drinks during play while I have to content myself on drinking water from the faucet. Now, all I have to think is my game," Labajo said in the vernacular.
Easmi president Darren Evangelista, who appeared in the Davao Sporswriters Association forum with Labao and Coach Mario Estomata, said he saw the golfer's potentials and heard of his good finishes in previous tournaments.
"When I first talked to him (Labajo), I learned that he has to work and practice at the same time since he has to earn his keep to feed himself and support his sport. He confided that he needed support as basic as meals during training and traveling expenses and accommodations when he competes out of town. Easmi is glad to be able to back him up," Evangelista said.
The 30-year-old Labajo, a former caddie at the Matina Golf Club, is seeing action in his fifth ICTSI tournament where his best finish was at 12th place during the Davao leg held at the Apo Golf and Country Club.
He was a ball boy since seven years old and later took on caddie services before he got his hands to play at last.
"I'm not going to predict anything but I'll just do my best. I've been training hard and will continue to do so," Labajo said.
Estomata, his coach, is confident that his ward will pull off a better performance following the Davao stop of the ICTSI.
"He's very good. He trains every morning and afternoon and only takes a break during noontime. He is in very good condition for the tournament at Mimosa," Estomata said. (Marianne Saberon-Abalayan)
Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on November 05, 2010.
All set for Casino race
FORMER Pinoy Big Brother housemate Paul Jake Castillo will run in the the men's 10K event of the Casino Femme Run "The Empowered Series" which hits the road on Sunday in an out-and-back course from Gaisano Mall of Davao.
Organizer International Pharmaceutical, Inc. advertising manager Angel "Tito" dela Merced said during the Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at the Tower Inn Thursday that Showtime host Kuya Kim Atienza, who was earlier set to grace the event, begged off due to health reasons.
Dela Merced said Castillo, the PBB First Big Placer, is expected to finish the race having also joined ABS-CBN's Pasig run recently. It is also a great opportunity for Davao runners to race with him.
"We are organizing the event riding on the popularity of the fun run and marathon all over the country. Our products are also sports-related.
"Events like this are a good marketing tool for our brands like Omega pain killer, Efficascent oil and the Casino rubbing alcohol. Running is also a wellness sport for all ages," Dela Merced said.
The Davao leg is jointly organized by the IPI Special Events and Vantage Sports Promotions and supported by Sun.Star Davao. Its Cebu leg is set for November 21.
The footrace also features the 3K and 1.5K categories designed for women runners only, 10K women's open and 5K men's and women's open.
The top four 10K finishers will receive P10,000, P5,000, P3,000 and P1,000 while the next six placers will get gift packs and medals. The 5K first four runners will go home with P6,000, P4,000, P2,000 and P1,000 while the next six finishers will also receive gift packs and medals. All first three placers will also claim trophies.
In the 3K all-women, the champion will pocket P4,000 while the following three runners will settle for P3,000, P2,000 and P1,000. The 1.5 K all-women event top four will take home P3,000, P2,000, P1,000 and P500. Gift packs and medals will also be given to the fifth to 11th finishers.
Deadline of registration is set today. Fees are P200 for 1.5K, 3K and 5K and P250 for 10K inclusive of singlet, number bib, race map route and Casino Ethyl Alcohol products.
Interested participants may visit registration sites at Adidas shop, second floor, Gaisano Mall of Davao and at Plaza del Carmen in Bo. Obrero. (MLSA)
Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on November 05, 2010.
Elite cards up for grabs in RunClub running event
ORGANIZERS will give away elite cards to the first 250 paid registrants of the RunClub-New Balance Challenge 2010 set to kick off at Plaza del Carmen, A. Loyola St., in Bo. Obrero on November 14.
RunClub sales marketing assistant Ester Mae Rollorata said a customer only has to buy two pair of shoes to avail of an elite card that automatically offers 10 percent discount on non-New Balance items at RunClub.
"The card is valid for one year upon registration. We urge running enthusiasts to hurry and sign up to have this rare privilege," Rollorata told members of the Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) during their weekly forum at the Tower Inn yesterday.
She said they also opened a new registration site at Sports Town shop of Gaisano Mall to cater to more runners. They expect some 1,000 participants.
Rollorata also said all participants can avail of 20 percent discount of all New Balance products at RunClub starting from the day of their registration until December 31.
Registration fee is P300 inclusive of New Balance singlet, race bib, energy drink and light breakfast. Interested runners only have until Nov. 10 to register in the event sponsored by Powerade and The Health Shop with Sun.Star Davao as media partner and Mix FM as official radio station.
An all-expense paid trip to the Cebu City Marathon on January 9, 2011, awaits the top male and female 10K Power Run finishers.
New Balance gift certificates will be awarded to the top 10 finishers of the 10K event, 5K fun run first five finishers and 5K 14 and under top three placers.
Gift checks worth P5,000, P4,000, P3,000, P2,500, P2,000, P1,750, P1,500 and P1,250 will be given away to the 10k first eight runners while P1,000 worth of gift check will each go to the ninth and 10th placers.
The top five 5K fun run finishers will go home with P5,000, P3,500, P2,000, P1,500 and P1,000 worth of gift certificates while the 5K 14U top three placers will receive gift check denominations of P3,000, P2,000 and P1,000.
Special prizes will be raffled off during the awarding rites of the event where all 10K finishers will each receive a Powerade drink while the 5K finishers will be given a Samurai drink. (MLSA)
Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on November 05, 2010.
30 teams in Growee cage championship
SOME 30 teams are expected to see action in the Tropang Growee 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament 2010 Davao City Eliminations on Saturday and Sunday at the Dona Pilar Learning Center covered court.
Tournament director Rael Diaz bared this during the Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at the Tower Inn yesterday.
"The Davao champion will play against the Cagayan de Oro champion, Assumption Montessori School, on Sunday for the All-Mindanao finals crown and the slot to represent the region to the national finals," Diaz said.
The tournament for players 12 years old and under will also hold similar legs in Pampanga, Laguna, Manila, Iloilo, Bacolod and Cebu.
Organizer Evangelista Aquatics and Sports Management, Inc. (Easmi), however, will accommodate up to the first 60 teams in every city elimination.
Registration fee is P600 per team inclusive of four Growee Multi-vitamins and freebies. (MLSA)
Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on November 05, 2010.
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